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Five Standouts for City High vs. Iowa City West

Five Standouts for City High vs. Iowa City West
Melvin Murimi for City High (Photo: Eliot Clough)
Eliot Clough
Eliot Clough September 1, 2025 @ 04:11 PM
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Marshall Sheldon
Marshall Sheldon 6'0" | 175 lbs | LB/RB | 2028
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Melvin Murimi
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Preston Mensah
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five standouts for City High from their matchup with Iowa City West in the Battle for the Boot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/seven-standouts-for-iowa-city-west-vs-city-high/">Seven Standouts for Iowa City West vs. City High</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1204441"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68b60bfd1acbe"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">City High's big right tackle, [player_tooltip player_id='1204441' first='Preston' last='Mensah'] played almost every snap for the Little Hawks on Friday night. Not only did he hold down the right side of the OL, but he played nose tackle on defense, too. With the physical makeup of a Power 4 prospect, Mensah is Mitch Moore's best offensive linemen, and he held his own defensively, as well, swatting one of Iowa City West's few passing attempts to the ground before it even got past the DL.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Kale Muhlenbruch","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"160","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2495","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Iowa City High","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68b60bfd1ad84"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The leading tackler between both squads, senior safety Kale Muhlenbruch finished the evening with 8.5 tackles for the Little Hawks. It's not ideal to have either of your starting safeties lead your team in tackles, but what it means for Muhlenbruch is that he was stout on the third line of the defense, holding his own and preventing big plays by the Trojan offense to the best of his abilities. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1241418"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1865265,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68b60bfd1ade3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">One of City High's standout linebackers, [player_tooltip player_id='1241418' first='Melvin' last='Murimi']'s physical presence in the middle of the Little Hawk defense is notable. He finished with just 1.5 tackles on the evening, but Murimi has the look of a solid 5A linebacker that can plug holes in the opposing offensive line with his size and strength. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":1865254,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Owen Raefield","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"200","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2406","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Iowa City High","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68b60bfd1ae93"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Setting the edge of the City High defense, Owen Raefield did all he could to help prevent big runs by the Trojans. Early in the game, he shed his would-be blocker and made a big solo tackle to prevent a big run to the outside by the City West offense. Raefield isn't the star of the Little Hawks squad, but he did his job up front on Friday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1583593"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68b60bfd1aee1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">One of the top prospects in the class of 2028, [player_tooltip player_id='1583593' first='Marshall' last='Sheldon'] made the first real offensive impact of his high school career on Friday at Bates Field. Now serving as the lead back for the Little Hawks, Sheldon carried over his natural ability on defense to offense, as a smooth runner of the football that can find a crevice in the defense and expose it. He's more powerful and physical than he initially looks, and he has a chance to play at the next level at LB or RB (assuming he continues to add to his frame), if he so chooses. With 12 carries for 90 yards, Sheldon was one of the few Little Hawks who could get anything going for the offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At linebacker, Sheldon finished with 7.5 tackles, including 3.5 tackles-for-loss, again providing one of few bright spots for City High in a difficult game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->

Five standouts for City High from their matchup with Iowa City West in the Battle for the Boot.

Preston Mensah

Preston Mensah

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Five Standouts for City High vs. Iowa City West
City High’s big right tackle, Preston Mensah played almost every snap for the Little Hawks on Friday night....
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Kale Muhlenbruch

Kale Muhlenbruch

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Melvin Murimi

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Five Standouts for City High vs. Iowa City West
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Owen Raefield

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Marshall Sheldon

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